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<H1><A NAME=SECTION001060000000000000000>C.6 Using ftpmail</A></H1>
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<A NAME=6620> </A>
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<tt>ftpmail</tt> is a service which allows you to obtain files from FTP
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archive sites via Internet electronic mail. If you don't have direct
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Internet access, but are able to send mail to the Internet (from a service
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such as CompuServe, for example), <tt>ftpmail</tt> is a good way to get
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files from FTP archive sites. Unfortunately, <tt>ftpmail</tt> can be
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slow, especially when sending large jobs. Before attempting to download
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large amounts of software using <tt>ftpmail</tt>, be sure that your
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mail spool will be able to handle the incoming traffic. Many systems
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keep quotas on incoming electronic mail, and may delete your account
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if your mail exceeds this quota. Just use common sense.
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<tt>sunsite.unc.edu</tt>, one of the major Linux FTP archive sites,
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is home to an <tt>ftpmail</tt> server. To use this service, send
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electronic mail to
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<P><TT> ftpmail@sunsite.unc.edu
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with a message body containing only the word:
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<P><TT> help
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This will send you back a list of <tt>ftpmail</tt> commands and a brief
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tutorial on using the system.
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For example, to get a listing of Linux
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files found on <tt>sunsite.unc.edu</tt>, send mail to the above address
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containing the text
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<P><TT> open sunsite.unc.edu <BR>
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cd /pub/Linux <BR>
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dir <BR>
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quit
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You may use the <tt>ftpmail</tt> service to connect to any FTP archive
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site; you are not limited to <tt>sunsite.unc.edu</tt>. The next section lists
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a number of Linux FTP archives.
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<I>Matt Welsh <BR>
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mdw@sunsite.unc.edu</I>
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